Had a conversation with a non-trader friend who asked, "Does what you do actually make the world a better place?" Honestly, I struggled to answer... Are we helping society at all?

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You’re paying taxes, you are making money to provide for yourself and others. Not every job needs a global impact, and most don’t.

You’re contributing to society more than those who are jobless and collect checks from the government for a living.

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you pay taxes don’t you

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Not inherently, but you're making money, and for better or worse, no positive change can happen without an injection of money. So go forth and let others share in your blessing.

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Price discovery 💡

I guess the question is are YOU making the world a better place by providing price discovery, liquidity, value discovery. Or are you just scalping some money off people trying to do those things?

Yeah, it’s called none of their business. Take that judgmental attitude elsewhere

Sounds like your friend will one day guilt you into donate to their foundation so they can take a salary.

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